Race against time for Afghan airlift
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Western troops at Kabul airport are working frantically to evacuate huge numbers of people after Joe Biden rejected the pleas of G7 allies to keep troops in Afghanistan beyond the end of August
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Taliban checkpoints on Airport Road

More than 82,300 people evacuated since Aug 14, one day before Taliban seized Kabul

Evacuation flights taking off every 45 minutes

Fears remain for thousands who wish to flee but may be left behind

Entrance 
Military site
Civilian site 
Entrance
Crowds gathered at main entrance
Kabul River
HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Entrance
KABUL
Population: 4 million
U.S. Embassy
UK Embassy
Former Green Zone
Presidential Palace
Old City
C-17 military transport


500m 1,600 ft
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Sources: AP, Reuters, BBC, OpenStreetMap
Picture: Google Maps
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